Artist Talk

Presented by

The Leo Marchutz School

of Painting & Drawing
in Aix-en-Provence France

The School that changed my career path

I attended The Leo Marchutz School of Painting & Drawing in my early 20’s. At that time, I had a BFA in Design, painting & printmaking, and was off to graduate school for Design. But then I attend the Leo Marchutz School, in which I fell in love with painting, After a successful design career, I returned to my true love, painting.

The school invited me for an artist talk that took place on August 28th. Here I shared pivotal points in my art career and how the school has influenced my art over these past 30 years. I hope you enjoy. Please feel free to share.

Mont Sainte-Victoire, Karen Silve, 1992 - Painted during my time at the Leo Marchutz School in Aix-en-Provence.

Karen Silve, Passage, 2024 - Inspired by the Gorge du Verdon France. Exhibited in Venice Italy. Photo credit: Lloyd Kimeldorf Photography

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